It was really great to spent a few hours sat in a hide watching Water Rails scurry about. They come out gingerly and walk along little set routes along the reed edges. They seem to get quite confiding, but any sign of danger they disappear quickly into the reeds with a dart for cover. Moorhens seem to be their nemesis and always race at them to chase them away. They even seem to deliberately block their paths sometimes.
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| Stepping towards me |
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| Water Rail |
From the Willow Hide at Slimbridge WWT they seem to have actually become quite tame and if you have an hour to spare you are almost guaranteed to see them.
This left me with a thought, no matter how rare and secretive a bird or animal is, I bet there is always somewhere where they have become habituated and used to human presence. This gives great opportunities to obtain images that would otherwise be out of reach!
Hi Phil ,I saw you at Hawling today, here is my email address garychalker@gmail.com
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